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The King has appointed his first High Sheriff of Lancashire to be sworn in later this month.

Rockpools Chairman, David Taylor CBE DL, who has an outstanding record of working in important institutions over his forty years in the county, is currently Chairman of the University of Central Lancashir




Angostura

Laurent Schun, former managing director of global wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard is the new CEO of Angostura, taking over from acting CEO, Ian Forbes. Laurent joined the Angostura team as Chief Executive Officer on January 23, 2023.

With over 30 years’ experience i




Tearfund

Tearfund has today announced the appointment of Bishop Wayne Perkins as the new Head of African and Caribbean Engagement team.  

Bishop Perkins will lead the work of the team engaging with Tearfund’s growing community of Black Majority Churches within the U.K.




OFWAT

Jonson Cox’s appointment as Chair of the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) has been extended by one year.

Ofwat is the independent economic regulator of the water and sewerage sector in England and Wales.




Honeywell Group

Honeywell Group Nigeria is one of Nigeria’s foremost conglomerates with business interests in a variety of sectors including consumer goods, real estate, power generation, and electronic security.  Their Pavilion Technology business has traditionally offered physical security services to international and indigenou




New HR Director at Sellafield Ltd.

Speaking about the appointment of a new Human Resources Director, Sellafield Ltd Chief Executive Martin Chown, said:

With visible leadership as one of my priorities, I am delighted to announce that I have appointed Gaenor Prest as our new HR director.

Gaenor will be in post at the end of June 202




Karen Wheeler CBE announced as new Chief Executive of RWM

RWM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), provides radioactive waste management solutions and, on behalf of the UK government, is the organisation responsible for the delivery of a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) – a deep underground, highly-engineered facility, to house the UK&rs




Honeywell Group

Honeywell Group Nigeria is one of Nigeria’s foremost conglomerates with business interests in a variety of sectors including consumer goods, real estate, power generation, and electronic security.  Their Honeywell Flour Mills business are makers of pasta, flour and noodles and are one of the dominant players




London Borough of Barking and Dagenham's pioneering housing company enters new phase

Barking and Dagenham council’s housing company, Reside, now has a new board and recently appointed a Managing Director to take forward the ambitious plans to provide even more affordable homes for local people.

Since its launch in 2012, Reside is now a significant landlord in the borough with almost 900 prope




Radioactive waste management in the spotlight

The NDA joined forces with the Nuclear Institute for one of the most anticipated events in the industry’s calendar.




Kentec, a division of Hochiki, appoints Kevin Swann as Managing Director

For 100 years Hochiki has led the way in the design and manufacture of innovative life safety solutions.




Robert Taiwo recruited as Managing Director of Phillips Consulting

Rockpools was retained by Phillips Consulting to undertake a full search and selection campaign for the new Managing Director and the subsequent appointments of two Associate Partners.

Founded in 1992 & headquartered in Nigeria, Philips Consulting are a leading business and management consult




DRS Managing Director Appointed

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has today announced the appointment of Debbie Francis as the new Managing Director of Direct Rail Services (DRS).




PIDG

Philippe Valahu: the new Executive Director of PIDG

Infrastructure finance specialist Philippe Valahu has recently been appointed to lead the Programme Management Unit (PMU) of the Private Infrastructure Development Group.

Following an international search, Philippe Valahu was appointed to lea




Forth Bridge

Officials say the new road bridge over the Forth will still be completed on time despite delays in the construction process last year.

Government agency Transport Scotland has confirmed Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors (FCBC), the international consortium building the Queensferry Crossing, encounter




North East Local Enterprise Partnership launches recruitment drive for new leader

A new chief executive is sought for the North East Local Enterprise Partnership following the departure of Ed Twiddy

The North East Local Enterprise Partnership has begun a search for an experienced and ambitious leader to take over at the helm.

The organisation is looking for a new chief exec




Radioactive Waste Management Ltd

Bruce McKirdy, Managing Director, says “The White Paper sets out the role of Radioactive Waste Management Limited (RWM) as the developer of a geological disposal facility and clearly positions the public at the centre of any final decision-making on where a facility is sited.”

Bruce McKirdy, Managing Direc




Atkins appoints Group managing director, Major Projects - 22 July 2014

Atkins has made a new strategic appointment to further strengthen its delivery of major projects around the world. 

Phil Todd joins the company from Fluor, as Group managing director, Major Projects, and will report directly to Donald Lawson who is a member of the Atkins senior leadership team.

A proven l




DECC

03/02/2014

The new non-executive director at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc), Tom Kelly, has started work today.

Kelly is currently the corporate communications director at Network Rail.

He previously spent sixteen years with the BBC working in Belfast and London and nearly a decade




DECC – Director General: Consumers and Households

Clive Maxwell, Chief Executive of the Office of Fair Trading, is to join the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to lead the department’s drive on improving consumer service and choice.

Mr.




DWP - Universal Credit

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced Howard Shiplee, an Executive Director at the Laing O’Rourke Group will join DWP in May.

The Department for Work and Pensions today announced that Howard Shiplee, currently an Executive Director at the Laing O’Rourke Group, will join the




New Chair for Ofwat

Rockpools was retained by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to undertake a full search and selection campaign for the new Chair of Ofwat.

Following an open competition the Secretary of State, Caroline Spelman, is pleased to announce Jonson Cox has been selected as the Government’s preferred c



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